Drying rack for washing and ironing



Dec. 20, 1932. F. c. YocK DRYI NG RACK FOR WASHING AND IRONING.

Filed March 2, 1931 Patented Dec. 20, 1932 i UNITED STAT ES raA oIsio. YooK,-or POBTLANROBEGON PATENT-OFFICE. v

DRYING RAGK ron WASHING AND rnonmo; ,u

. *Applicatidn filed March 2, 1 9 31;. serial No. 519,509

My invention is intended for use as a drying rack in the home where a limited amount of space is available for the drying of the family washing. Foldable brackets are provided and adapted for being secured to back barsthat space the brackets apart to a predetermined distance. The bracket is comprised of a vertical member, a normally substantially horizontal member and a strut. The vertical members being adapted for beingspacedand adj ustably secured to the back bars. The back .bar may besecurecl to any suitable supporting surface.

r The horizontal member is hingedly secured about a journal pinto the vertical member and the strut'member is adapted for maintaining the horizontal member of thebracket in a normal, substantially horizontal position and for being slidabletherethrough, to place the strut and the horizontal member in a substantially vertical position against the back bar where it will occupy a minimum of space.

Means are formed integral with and secured to the horizontal, or strut members for attaching the articles to be dried thereto.

. The device is preferably made of noncorrosive material to insurebest results fromits use.

The object of my invention isto provide a foldable drying rack that is adapted for being supported upon the wall ofthe room, or other suitable support, with means for extending the same when being used as a drying rack and for being folded when out of use.

A further object of my invention consists in providing a drying rack having a maximum capacity. One that may be extended for drying purposes during the early drying stages "and that may be folded. or partially folded thereafter to comprise the same into position for occupying a minimum of space during the completion of the drying operation.

A still further object of my invention consists in providing a drying rack comprised of few parts and preferably made of nonrustable, or noncorrosive material to facilitate its use over long periods with freedom from operating annoyances.

WVi th these and incidental objects in view," the'ini 'ention consists in certain novel features of construction and combination of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in the appended claims, and a pre- 55 ferred form of embodiment of Which is'hereinafter shown with reference to the drawing which accompanies and forms apart ofthis speclfication. 7 i V In the, drawing: 3 60 Fig. 1 is a perspective, front view of'the assembled device shown inerected position for use. 1 i

Fig. 2 is a side View of the mechanism'illustrated in Fig. 1 and illustrating the same in folded condition. I i

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, sectional side view of the outer end of the horizontal member and the strut, illustrating the two in eX- tended position. V p

Fig. 4 is a: fragmentary, sectional side, view of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. .3, illustrating the strut and horizontal memher and. the engaging end in position for being folded. Y I

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, sectional, side View of the horizontal member and of the back bar illustrating the means for locking the two together.v 7

Fig.6 is a perspective, side view of the 9 locking'clamp formed integral with the strut and with the horizontal member for locking and clamping the article to be dried therebetween. I I

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views. I

. I preferably form my'device of one, or more back bars 1, here shown as two in number. Elongated slots 2 and?) are formed longitudinally of the back bar. Vertical members 4 and 5 are adapted to the back bar and may be fixedly secured thereto through the use of a bolt, or rivet 6 having a wing nut, or other fastening 7 disposed upon the opposite end, to that of the head of the bolt, or rivetQ The rivet should be made somewhat smaller than the slot, to facilitate the easy movement of the same within the slot. I

Horizontal members 8 and 9 are hingedly secured to the vertical members 4 and 5, the 3- same being journaled about supporting pins and 11. Struts 12 and 13 are hingedly secured upon their one end about journal pins 14 and 15 that connects the strut to the vertical members 4 and 5. The vertical members 4 and 5 are preferably made of channels to provide cheapness of construction and also provide means for supporting the brackets within the channel when the same are folded together. i

Locking heads are disposed upon the outer end of the horizontal members 8 and 9 for engaging the meeting end of the strut therein and for supporting the horizontal members in place, as desired. Parallelly disposed jaws 16 and 17 are formed integral with the head of the horizontal members and locking lips '18 and 19 downwardly extend within the head so that the two side walls of the strut members may be made to engage the same. 7

Inwardly extending ledges 20 and 21 terminate the jaws 16 and 17 upon which the struts are made to slide. IV hen the strut is being held in position by the lip,the engaging wall of 'thestrut is spaced apart from the ledges 20 and 21, but when the lip is disengaged from the strut the strut will then fall down by gravity and rest upon the ledges 20 and 21, at which time the bracket may be folded within the walls of the channels 4; and 5. The purpose of spacing the bracket assembly apart is to adapt the same of the desired width for the articles to be dried thereupon and to the best advantage.

Locking clamps 22 are formed from the top surface ofthe longitudinal members 8 and 9, "as by being partially out therefrom and formed into spring clips, as illustrated in Fig. 6, so that the articles to be supported, may be clan'iped'between the tongue 23 and the adjacent edges, from which the same is formed.

I preferably make these members from spring non-corrosive material in order that folding position may be maintained after the clothes disposed upon the racks, have been partially, or completely dehydrated.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to'be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown .and described, as it is suscept-ible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of pairs of vertically disposed members spaced apart and adjustably secured to one or more back bars, a bracket secured to each of the vertical members and hinged relative thereto, a strut secured to each of the vertical members and disposed in spaced relation to the brackets, the strut of the bracket being hinged relative to'the vertical member and sli-dably secured to the meeting, end of the top of the bracket and locking clips disposed upon the top surface 'of the horizontal member of the bracket and to the bottom surface of the strut member of the bracket.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of pairs of horizontally disposed back bars, pairs of vertically disposed members adj ustably secured to the back bars, horizontal members extending outwardly from and secured to the vertically disposed members, struts extending outwardly from and secured to the vertically disposed mem bers, said horizontal members and said struts being removably hinged relative to the verticallyjdispose'd members and being. disengageably 'engageable relative to -each other, and clamping means associated with th'e h'orizontal members and with the struts.

FRANCIS C. YOCK.

corrosion, or rust may not be made to discolor, or destroy the articles to be engaged thereby. Clips of a like nature may be formed from the lower surface of the strut members in order that articles may be supported therefrom to be dried.

To facilitate the partial folding of the brackets I provide stop notches 24 in the side walls of the struts that are adapted to members. This facilitatesfthe maintaining of the brackets in a partially folded'condition.

' engage the lips 18 and 19 of the horizontal 

